Code reviews are one of the few ordeals worth doing. They catch problems and transfer knowledge. In a reasonably well run org (it doesn't take much) code reviews are easily a huge net benefit.
As for "reading closed tickets", you are right. It is silly. Alas, in apathetic orgs it is a reliable way to get some people know what is going on some of the time. And that particular ordeal keeps the tickets somewhat in sync with reality.
As for "reading closed tickets", you are right. It is silly. Alas, in apathetic orgs it is a reliable way to get some people know what is going on some of the time. And that particular ordeal keeps the tickets somewhat in sync with reality.